The Case for Woods

USC sophomore Robert Woods is one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is given to the nation's top wide receiver. He will be in Orlando on December 8 for the College Football Awards to see if he is the first Biletnikoff winner in Trojan history.

Here's why he should be:

111 receptions, 1,292 yards, 11.6 average, 15
TDs

Broke Keyshawn Johnson's Pac-12 and USC season receptions
record

One of only 2 players nationally in the Top 15 in receptions
(9.3), receiving yards (107.7) and all-purpose yards
(151.6)

Only unanimous pick on the 2011 All-Pac-12 first team

Seven 100-yard receiving games

17 catches for 177 yards against Minnesota (second-most
receptions ever by a Pac-12 receiver) to break Johnnie Morton's USC
game reception record and had a school record-tying 3
touchdowns (all in the first half) to earn Pac-12 Offensive Player of
the Week

14 catches for 255 yards against Arizona (5 yards off the USC
game receiving yardage record) with 2 TDs (including a career-long
82-yarder, the longest completion at USC since 2001) and he had 332
all-purpose yards

12 catches for 119 yards (both game highs) with 2 TDs at Notre Dame

12 catches for 113 yards with 2 TDs against UCLA

2010 Freshman All-American first teamer and Pac-10 Offensive Freshman
of the Year

Already sixth on USC's career pass catching list (176 receptions) and
fourth on the career kickoff return ladder (1,364 yards)

"Robert Woods is the best player on the field in this USC-ND game. He is consistently fantastic." - Bruce Feldman, CBSSports.com

"I think I've now seen enough to say that USC's Robert Woods is [the] best NFL wide receiver prospect I've seen play college football. Ever." - Brooks Melchior, SPORTSbyBROOKS.com

"I think [Robert] Woods, [Marqise] Lee and [George] Farmer will be considered the best wide receiving corps in college football history next year." - Chris Huston, HeismanPundit.com